Hoven, South Dakota, a rural town located in the north-central part of the state, is a strong and proud community that takes an active role in local politics. Home to a diverse population with a wide array of backgrounds and interests, Hoven residents work together to ensure that their voices are heard by their elected representatives on all levels of government. The town holds several elections each year in order to select the most suitable candidates for mayor, city council members and school board members among others. The elected officials are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Hoven and representing them at various levels from state to federal level. Each election provides an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinion forthrightly – they have the chance to hear what each candidate has to say about important issues facing Hoven, such as economic development initiatives or community safety. In addition, citizens are encouraged to take part in public forums hosted by mayoral candidates or other political hopefuls so they can be informed about political topics concerning their hometown before voting commences. It is through these types of opportunities that Hoven shows its commitment to being an active participant in its own local politics and governance.
The political climate in Zip 57450 (Hoven, SD) is very conservative.
Potter County, SD is very conservative. In Potter County, SD 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 16.4%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57450 (Hoven, SD) is very conservative.
Hoven, South Dakota is very conservative.
Potter County, South Dakota is very conservative.
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South Dakota is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hoven, South Dakota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 57450 (Hoven)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)